Understanding the different fabric content is very crucial to help you begin your process of designing. Each fabric is different from one to the other end it is also important what your goal is to figure out which fabric is best suited for you. You can read our class on fabric content to give you a scoop of different popular fabrics used in apparel and what they are, Qualities and grades, used cases, and so much more that we’ve articulated and broken down.
HOW DO I SOURCE FABRIC?
Prior to having all the best factory mills access on AVmade most designers went about it by buying online from retailers or other places like wholesalers. Buying from a retailer or wholesaler is a bad practice to build a brand unless you’re looking to do some home made projects.
So if you are a designer and an entrepreneur who is building a brand then your main goal is to always find the best material without any middleman markup. Finding the main source to provide you with the fabric you’re looking for, not only benefits you from a pricing standpoint but also consistency in quality and the ability to always replenish. Here at AVmade, we have the best U.S. mills that came together with the same mission, to help designers cut the middleman out, provide a direct to consumer service with customization abilities and with focus on high-quality made in USA textiles. These are hand-selected high-quality and high performer mills who work with world-renown clothing brands AVmade You can also visit to learn more about the different distribution channels and their advantages as well as disadvantages to help you understand what it means between factory vs. wholesale vs. retail
HOW MUCH DOES A FABRIC COST?
As discussed this process on Fabric content and cost we will just say it varios by so many factors when a fabric cost is determined. Let say you decide to do cotton jersey for an example :
- Quality Grades
- Quantity of the fabric
- The weight of the fabric
- Want spandex or not?
- Whether you are buying it from factory mill, wholesale or retail makes a huge difference
There may be addition variables that can set of price and this is normal for brands with a deeper network to do a more intricate process to the fabric such addedin treatments like
- Antimicrobial
- Dry-wicking
- Organic dye
The benefit of working with mills is that you are able to cut out all the middlemen and work directly with the factor that produces the goods based on your request. On the sellers on AVmade are factory knitting mills in the USA and no wholesalers so whether it’s you, the designer or the wholesaler buying these fabrics, price is alway the same. All surcharges are waives on AVmade by our mill partners and all levels of customizations are offered to all with low MOQ.
So depending on what you’re looking to do, go browse the different weight and yarn content on AVmade to determine what best suits you. All the information and pricing based on different level of MOQ for each fabric is displayed clearly by the knitting mill factory on AVmade.
The takeaway here for a designer or an entrepreneur,
- Always eliminate wholesalers
- Always work directly with the best mills for the best quality, customization and the ability to replenish as desired
- Always focus on quality
- Always keep fabric consistency
Learn more about the importance of keeping Fabric consistency for designers.
